Chapter 1163: Repeated Attacks
This kind of continuous rotation attack method is very suitable for the current situation, Wei army is large, but affected by the terrain, the advantage of more people can not be brought into play at all, so they use the way of shift attack, constantly pressure the Wu army, as long as the defenders are a little relaxed, they can take advantage of the situation to attack the city.
This method of warfare is also called fatigue tactics, using a high-saturation attack method to drag down the defenders, don't look at the Wu army is now full of spirit, continuous day and night fighting, it will definitely be exhausted, there is no iron man in this world, even if the high-spirited warriors need to eat and rest, no one is an exception.
Relying on a frontal attack, it was difficult for the Wei army to take Dongguan and Xiguan, and only through this method of fighting in shifts could it be possible to drag down the fighting spirit of the Wu army.
After all, the Wei army has the advantage in numbers, and the number of troops invested each time is limited, and most of them are in a state of rest, taking turns to fight, even if the night and day are reversed, it will have no effect on them. After all, the Wu army has a limited number of people, when they defend, they must be all on the battlefield, and make use of all the resources that can be used, and when they are in the initial battle, their fighting spirit will inevitably be high, and their morale will be very high, but as time goes by, their fighting spirit will inevitably be low, and their morale will also decline, as long as the Wei army persistently launches an offensive and takes these two cities, it is only a matter of time.
Zhuge Dan and Sima Zhao also reached the embankment, and set up a tent in the middle of the embankment to supervise the battle, this battle has been fought for three days in a row, but the Wei army's offensive has made no progress, which can't help but make Zhuge Dan secretly a little anxious.
Now he is worried about the reinforcements of the Wu army, there is a battle on the Dongxing side, and the Wu side will definitely send troops to rescue, if the Wei army can take advantage of the arrival of the Wu army's reinforcements, first capture the second city of Dongxing, so that they can occupy an extremely advantageous strategic position, but if they can't take the second city of Dongxing, the Wei army is likely to be attacked by the enemy on three sides, and the situation will become extremely unfavorable. But to take the second city of Dongxing, how easy is it to say, the Wu army built a fortress here, naturally made full preparations for battle, even if the Wei army used the way of attacking day and night, but the Wu army may have already planned for this, and this tactical plan of the Wei army is very difficult to succeed.
In addition, the weather is really terrible now, since they sent troops, the Huainan area has been constantly raining, bad weather and muddy roads, making the Wei army's movement slow and difficult, what should have been a quick battle, but it seems to be dragged into the quagmire, and it is difficult to move.
Sima Zhao didn't expect the battle to be so difficult, this time from Luoyang, Sima Zhao was holding the title of supervising the army, on behalf of Sima Shi, now Sima Shi is high and powerful, his identity is special, and the affairs of the court are complicated, so he will hand over the command of the leader to Sima Zhao, and ask him to cooperate with the generals on the front line to fight a beautiful battle.
When Sima Zhao left Beijing, he was also full of ambition and confidence, this was the first time he led the army independently in the true sense.
And this time is different, Sima Zhao became the supreme commander of the Wu army, and all the troops are under his control, this time Sima Zhao secretly vowed to make a little famous, solve problems for Sima Shi, and also for the great cause of the Sima family, which can flourish. But the ideal is very full, the reality is very skinny, after Sima Zhao started the battle of Dongxing, only to find that the direction of the entire battle was not as ideal as he imagined, so far, they only built four pontoon bridges, occupying a levee without defense, and at both ends of the embankment Dongguan and Xiguan, even if the Wei army tried their best, but could not take it.
The battle has entered a state of extreme stalemate, and even Zhuge Dan, who has the title of wise general, has nothing to do, so he can only use the most stupid attack method and launch attacks in turns day and night.
Zhuge Dan is a Langya person, and Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu Han, is a brother who is not out of five suits, and Zhuge Jin is Zhuge Liang's own brother, Zhuge is a family of three masters, respectively served in the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu, and all of them are extremely ministers, Zhuge Liang naturally needless to say, he is in the seat of Shu under one person, above ten thousand people, definitely the big name among the big names, Zhuge Jin is also a high authority in Eastern Wu, in the position of a general, his son Zhuge Ke has become a powerful minister of the auxiliary government, and Zhuge Dan is a little inferior, But he also achieved the governor of Yangzhou, the general of the expedition to the east, and the real feudal official.
Although the Zhuge family is not the most powerful family in the Three Kingdoms period, it is definitely the most unique family, because they are in the Three Kingdoms, they all have children who are prosperous and have unlimited scenery.
Zhuge Dan is known as a wise general in the Wei State, that in the Wei State of the famous generals sat on the high position of the general of Zhengdong, it also shows his ability, when he pacified the rebellion of Wang Ling, Zhuge Dan made miraculous achievements, although he is not Sima's henchman, but he also holds a pivotal position in the court, Sima Shi appointed him as the governor of Yangzhou, sitting on one side, or very important to it.
This time advocated taking advantage of the time of Wu's national mourning to cut down Wu, Zhuge Dan also carefully made a strategic plan, Sima Shi saw it, and thought so, so on the Eastern Front, Zhuge Dan was the main general, even if Sima Zhao was the supervisor of the army, on behalf of Sima Shi to lead the three armies, but in the march to fight, he still relied on Zhuge Dan, after all, Sima Zhao was not familiar with the place and did not know much about the military of Huainan.
Although Zhuge Dan has been serving as the governor of Yangzhou after pacifying Wang Ling, he has been sitting in Huainan for several years, and he has also made careful preparations for this dispatch, but in terms of time, it is obviously deviated from Zhuge Dan's original plan.
In the original plan, Zhuge Dan believed that the ideal month to send troops was September, and the autumn was crisp, just to avoid the hottest summer and the wet and cold winter in Huainan. However, the Luoyang side dragged on in its actions, and it was not until November that the deployment of the attack was completed, and at this time, the best time for the attack had been missed.
And this year has encountered the most serious rainy weather in several years, the cold rain has made the road muddy, and the soldiers are also complaining.